Imagine you're an investment professional who has been working in the industry for two decades. Over the years, you've built an excellent career and reputation. However, a recent, unjustified accusation is threatening to destroy everything you've worked so hard to create. You've been accused of securities fraud.
4 examples of fraud allegations: Were you accused of this crime?
Fraud is a broad term when used in a legal context and it can refer to a lot of different actions. However, at the root of fraud is always the assumption of purposeful deceit through direct statements of misinformation or through omission and misrepresentation of facts to others. The individual who commits fraud is usually doing so in order to receive some kind of unfair advantage and financial gain.
Which drugs come with the worst punishments?
By virtue of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), in the United States, each illegal drug has been classified by the federal government according to its potential dangers and likelihood of abuse. Those drugs viewed by the government to be the most dangerous and the most likely to be abused fall under the most dangerous drug "schedules," Schedule I and Schedule II. Criminal convictions related to drugs in these categories also come with most severe punishments.
